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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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