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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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