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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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