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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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