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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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