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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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