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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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