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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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