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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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