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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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