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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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