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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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