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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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