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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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