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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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