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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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