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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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