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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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