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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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