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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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