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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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