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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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