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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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