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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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