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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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