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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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