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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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