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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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