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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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