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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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