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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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