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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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