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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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