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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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