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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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