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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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