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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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