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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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