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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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