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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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