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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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