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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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