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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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