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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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