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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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