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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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