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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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