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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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