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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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