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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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