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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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