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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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