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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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