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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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