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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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