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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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