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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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