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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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