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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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