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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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