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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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