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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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