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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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