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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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