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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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