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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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