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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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