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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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