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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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