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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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