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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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