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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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