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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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