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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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