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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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