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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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