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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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