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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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