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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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