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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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