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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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