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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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