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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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