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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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