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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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