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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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