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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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