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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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