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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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