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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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