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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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