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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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