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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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