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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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