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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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