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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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