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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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