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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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