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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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