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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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