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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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