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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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