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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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