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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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