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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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