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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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