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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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