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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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