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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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