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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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