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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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