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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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