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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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