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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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