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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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