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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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