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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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