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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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