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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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