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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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