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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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