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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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