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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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