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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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