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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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