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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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