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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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