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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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