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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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