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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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