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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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