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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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