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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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