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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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