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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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