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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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