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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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