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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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