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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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