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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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