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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively 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 Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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