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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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