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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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