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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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