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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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