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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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