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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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