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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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