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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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