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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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