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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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