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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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