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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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