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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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