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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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