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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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