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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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