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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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