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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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