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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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