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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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