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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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