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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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