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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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