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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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