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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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