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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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