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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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