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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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