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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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