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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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