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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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