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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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