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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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