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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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