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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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