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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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