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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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