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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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