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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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