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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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