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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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