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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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