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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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