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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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