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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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