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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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