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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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