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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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