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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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