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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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