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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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