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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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