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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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