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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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