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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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