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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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