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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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