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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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