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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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