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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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