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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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