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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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