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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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