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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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