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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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