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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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