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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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