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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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