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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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