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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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