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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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