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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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