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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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