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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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