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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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