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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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