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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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