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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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