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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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