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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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