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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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