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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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