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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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