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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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