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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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