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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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