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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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