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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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