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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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