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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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