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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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