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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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