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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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