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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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