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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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