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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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