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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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