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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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