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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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