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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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