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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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