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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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