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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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