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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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