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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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