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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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