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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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