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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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