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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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