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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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