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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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