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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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