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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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