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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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