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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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