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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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