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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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