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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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