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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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