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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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