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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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