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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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