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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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