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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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