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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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