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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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