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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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