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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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