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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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