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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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