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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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