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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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