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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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