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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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