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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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