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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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