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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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