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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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