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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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