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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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