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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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