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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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