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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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 massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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