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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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