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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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