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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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