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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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