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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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