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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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