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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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