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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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