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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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