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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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