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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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