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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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