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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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