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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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