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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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