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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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