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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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