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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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