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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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