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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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