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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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