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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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