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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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