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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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