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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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