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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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