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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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