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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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