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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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