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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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