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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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