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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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