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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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