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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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