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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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