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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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