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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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