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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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