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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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