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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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