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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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