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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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