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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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