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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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