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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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