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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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