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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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