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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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