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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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