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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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