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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)