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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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