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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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