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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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