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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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