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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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