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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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