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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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