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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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