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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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