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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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