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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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