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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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