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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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