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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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