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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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