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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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