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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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