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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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