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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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