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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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