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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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