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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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