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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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