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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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