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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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