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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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