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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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