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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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