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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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