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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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