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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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