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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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