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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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