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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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