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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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