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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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