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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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