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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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