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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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