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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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