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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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