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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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