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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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