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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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