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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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