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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)