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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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