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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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