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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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