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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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