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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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