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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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