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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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