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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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