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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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