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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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