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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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