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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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