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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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