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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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