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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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