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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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