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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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