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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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