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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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