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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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