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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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