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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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