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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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