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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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