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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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