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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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