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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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