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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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