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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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