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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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