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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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