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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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