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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources