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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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