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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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