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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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