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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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