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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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