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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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