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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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