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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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