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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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