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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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