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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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