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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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