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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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