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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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