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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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