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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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