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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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