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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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