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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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