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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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