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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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