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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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