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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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