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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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