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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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