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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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