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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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