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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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