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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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