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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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