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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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