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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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