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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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