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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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