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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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