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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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