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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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