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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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