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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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