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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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