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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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