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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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