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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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