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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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