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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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