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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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