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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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