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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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