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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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