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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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