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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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