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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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