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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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