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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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