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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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