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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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