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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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