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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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