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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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