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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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