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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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