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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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