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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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