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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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