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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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