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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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