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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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