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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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