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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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