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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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