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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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