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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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