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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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