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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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