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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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