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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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