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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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