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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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