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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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