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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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