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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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