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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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