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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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