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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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