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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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