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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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