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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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