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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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