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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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