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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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