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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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