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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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