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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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