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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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