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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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