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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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