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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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