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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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